# Jajan Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Jajan

Jajan is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,318 people in 1,010 households**, the 10th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 4,318people (2011)
- 1,010households
- 67.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jajan

Of every 100 households in Jajan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jajan · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**36%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jajan?

■ Jajan · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**971

Working population ****33.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 265 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (22%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 554 (38%) · **■** Marginal 313 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur - I

- Saiyad Kulutia4,629 people
- Lohadaha4,531 people
- Alugram4,519 people
- Binodia4,473 people
- Harischandrapur4,192 people
- Bindarpur4,052 people
- Masla3,599 people
- Santoshpur3,497 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jajan?4,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jajan in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jajan?67.2% (Census 2011)